2022 USFL draft explained

2022 USFL draft
Date:February 22–23, 2022
Time:10:00 AM ET
Location:Birmingham, Alabama
League:USFL
Overall:280
Next:2023
Rounds:35

The 2022 USFL draft, also known as the 2022 USFL player selection meeting, was the player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams for the 2022 USFL season. The draft was held on February 22–23, 2022, with results released through the USFL's social media channels.[1]

Structure

The USFL player allocation process was held in multiple phases, separated by position groups. The league used a "snake" format in each phase, in which the draft order reversed with each round. The draft order was shuffled for each phase as predetermined through lotteries. A draft pool of 450–500 players were eligible to be picked by signing contracts before the draft. The structure of the draft was as follows:Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 1

Round 1: quarterbacks

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
11Michigan PanthersQBMichigan
12Tampa Bay BanditsQBOle Miss
13Philadelphia StarsQBOccidental
14New Jersey GeneralsQBTarleton State
15Houston GamblersQBNorthwestern
16Birmingham StallionsQBFIU
17Pittsburgh MaulersQBRichmond
18New Orleans BreakersQBNorthern Colorado

Round 2–4: defensive ends

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
29New Orleans BreakersDEGeorgia
210Pittsburgh MaulersDEMichigan
211Birmingham StallionsDESoutheast Missouri State
212Houston GamblersDEArkansas State
213New Jersey GeneralsBryson Young DEOregon
214Philadelphia StarsDENebraska
215Tampa Bay BanditsMekhi Brown DETennessee State
216Michigan PanthersAdewale Adeoye DEUtah State
317Michigan PanthersDEMaryland
318Tampa Bay BanditsMichael Scott DEOklahoma State
319Philadelphia StarsGus Cumberlander DEOregon
320New Jersey GeneralsKolin Hill DETexas Tech
321Houston GamblersDESamford
322Birmingham StallionsChauncy Haney DENorth Greenville
323Pittsburgh MaulersNasir Player DEEast Tennessee State
324New Orleans BreakersDEGeorgia Tech
425New Orleans BreakersJames Folston Jr. DEPittsburgh
426Pittsburgh MaulersEric Assoua DEWestern Michigan
427Birmingham StallionsSeth Thomas DENorthern Iowa
428Houston GamblersDrequan Brown DECentral Oklahoma
429New Jersey GeneralsMalik HamnerDEJackson State
430Philadelphia StarsDEIllinois
431Tampa Bay BanditsAdam ShulerDEFlorida
432Michigan PanthersChase DeMoor DECentral Washington
433New Orleans BreakersNigel Chavis DENorfolk State
434Birmingham StallionsDEBall State

Round 5–7: offensive tackles

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
535Pittsburgh MaulersChidi Okeke OTTennessee State
536Birmingham StallionsOTCincinnati
537Houston GamblersBrandon Hitner OTVillanova
538New Orleans BreakersPaul Adams OTMissouri
539Michigan PanthersKeith Williams OTColorado State
540New Jersey GeneralsOTEast Carolina
541Philadelphia StarsBlake Camper OTSouth Carolina
542Tampa Bay BanditsOTGeorgia
643Tampa Bay BanditsOTBYU
644Philadelphia StarsMichael Rodriguez III OTLouisiana Tech
645New Jersey GeneralsCalvin Ashley OTAuburn
646Michigan PanthersOTNew Mexico
647New Orleans BreakersDonnell Greene OTMinnesota
648Houston GamblersAvery Gennesy OTTexas A&M
649Birmingham StallionsOTLouisiana Tech
650Pittsburgh MaulersOTClemson
751Pittsburgh MaulersCharles Baldwin OTYoungstown State
752Birmingham StallionsOTUAB
753Houston GamblersJohn Yarbrough OTRichmond
754New Orleans BreakersOTWest Virginia
755Michigan PanthersJosh Dunlop OTUTSA
756New Jersey GeneralsOTSan Diego State
757Philadelphia StarsJake Burton OTBaylor
758Tampa Bay BanditsOTMichigan
759Birmingham StallionsMatthew Snow OTPace
760Michigan PanthersJoshua Taylor OTMississippi Valley State

Round 8–11: cornerbacks

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
861Tampa Bay BanditsCBColorado
862Philadelphia StarsCBMichigan
863New Jersey GeneralsCBPittsburg State
864Michigan PanthersCBMaryland
865New Orleans BreakersCBVirginia Tech
866Houston GamblersCBConnecticut
867Birmingham StallionsCBUtah
868Pittsburgh MaulersAjene Harris CBUSC
969Pittsburgh MaulersCBTennessee State
970Birmingham StallionsCBAppalachian State
971Houston GamblersCBMaryland
972New Orleans BreakersDerrick Jones CBOle Miss
973Michigan PanthersCBBaylor
974New Jersey GeneralsCBOle Miss
975Philadelphia StarsMarcus Lewis CBMaryland
976Tampa Bay BanditsDevante Davis CBTexas
1077Tampa Bay BanditsCBPenn State
1078Philadelphia StarsCBSouth Florida
1079New Jersey GeneralsCBYoungstown State
1080Michigan PanthersDominique Martin CBTarleton State
1081New Orleans BreakersManny Patterson CBMaine
1082Houston GamblersCBHouston
1083Birmingham StallionsCBNorth Carolina Central
1084Pittsburgh MaulersPrince Robinson CBTarleton State
1185Pittsburgh MaulersJaylon McClain-Sapp CBMarshall
1186Birmingham StallionsLorenzo Burns CBArizona
1187Houston GamblersJerry Cantave CBWilliam Jewell
1188New Orleans BreakersCBNorthern Illinois
1189Michigan PanthersJalin Burrell CBNew Mexico
1190New Jersey GeneralsDeJuan Neal CBShepherd
1191Philadelphia StarsCBAlabama
1192Tampa Bay BanditsRashard Causey Jr. CBUCF
1193New Orleans BreakersIke Brown CBFIU

Round 12: quarterbacks

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
1294New Orleans BreakersQBTulsa
1295Pittsburgh MaulersQBSan Jose State
1296Birmingham StallionsQBLouisiana Tech
1297Houston GamblersQBMonmouth (NJ)
1298New Jersey GeneralsQBTexas Southern
1299Philadelphia StarsQBNorthern Arizona
12100Tampa Bay BanditsQBMemphis
12101Michigan PanthersQBMemphis

Day 2

Round 13–17: wide receivers

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
13102Birmingham StallionsWROregon State
13103Houston GamblersWRMississippi State
13104New Orleans BreakersShawn Poindexter WRArizona
13105Pittsburgh MaulersWRMiami (FL)
13106Tampa Bay BanditsWRLouisville
13107Michigan PanthersWROle Miss
13108New Jersey GeneralsWRTCU
13109Philadelphia StarsWRCincinnati
14110Philadelphia StarsJordan Suell WRSouthern Oregon
14111New Jersey GeneralsWRMissouri
14112Michigan PanthersWRWestern Illinois
14113Tampa Bay BanditsWRTexas Tech
14114Pittsburgh MaulersWRSan Jose State
14115New Orleans BreakersWROhio State
14116Houston GamblersWRHawai'i
14117Birmingham StallionsWRMissouri
15118Birmingham StallionsWRMississippi State
15119Houston GamblersWRNorth Carolina
15120New Orleans BreakersJonathan Adams Jr. WRArkansas State
15121Pittsburgh MaulersBranden Mack WRTemple
15122Tampa Bay BanditsWRLSU
15123Michigan PanthersWROklahoma
15124New Jersey GeneralsWRNorth Dakota State
15125Philadelphia StarsWRTexas
16126Philadelphia StarsWRClemson
16127New Jersey GeneralsChristopher Platt Jr. WRBaylor
16128Michigan PanthersRay Bolden WRStony Brook
16129Tampa Bay BanditsWRUCLA
16130Pittsburgh MaulersDelvon Hardaway WRFresno State
16131New Orleans BreakersWRWestern Kentucky
16132Houston GamblersTyler Simmons WRGeorgia
16133Birmingham StallionsPeyton Ramzy WRTuskegee
17134Birmingham StallionsWRMorgan State
17Houston GamblersPassed for compensatory pick
17135New Orleans BreakersWRGrambling State
17136Pittsburgh MaulersTre Walker WRSan Jose State
17137Tampa Bay BanditsWRFlorida Atlantic
17Michigan PanthersPassed for compensatory pick
17138New Jersey GeneralsRandy Satterfield WRLyon
17139Philadelphia StarsWRFIU
17140Tampa Bay BanditsWRDelaware

Rounds 18–19: safeties

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
18141Philadelphia StarsSNC State
18142New Jersey GeneralsSWashington State
18143Michigan PanthersOrion Stewart SBaylor
18144Tampa Bay BanditsSUConn
18145Pittsburgh MaulersArnold Tarpley III SVanderbilt
18146New Orleans BreakersDartez Jacobs SGeorgia State
18147Houston GamblersAndrew Soroh SFlorida Atlantic
18148Birmingham StallionsChristian McFarland SIdaho State
19149Birmingham StallionsSOregon
19150Houston GamblersManny Bunch STulsa
19New Orleans BreakersPassed for compensatory pick
19151Pittsburgh MaulersBryce Torneden SKansas
19152Tampa Bay BanditsSRutgers
19153Michigan PanthersKieron Williams SNebraska
19154New Jersey GeneralsSWest Virginia
19155Philadelphia StarsCody Brown SArkansas State
19156Philadelphia StarsLaDarius Wiley SVanderbilt

Round 20: centers

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
20157New Jersey GeneralsJake Lacina CAugustana (SD)
20158Michigan PanthersSean Pollard CClemson
20159Tampa Bay BanditsBruno Reagan CVanderbilt
20160Philadelphia StarsSean Brown CMississippi Valley State
20161Birmingham StallionsCUCF
20162Pittsburgh MaulersCUSC
20163New Orleans BreakersJared Thomas CNorthwestern
20164Nick Buchanan CFlorida
20165Pittsburgh MaulersBrayden Patton CNorthern Illinois

Round 21: inside linebackers

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
21166Houston GamblersILBMississippi State
21167New Orleans BreakersJerod Fernandez ILBNC State
21168Pittsburgh MaulersILBNorth Texas
21169Birmingham StallionsILBArizona
21170Philadelphia StarsILBNebraska
21171Tampa Bay BanditsILBArizona State
21172Michigan PanthersJustin Hughes ILBKansas State
21173New Jersey GeneralsILBWisconsin
21174Houston GamblersILBFlorida State
21175Birmingham StallionsJason Ferris ILBMontana Western
21176Michigan PanthersILBMichigan State

Rounds 22–23: guards

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
22177New Orleans BreakersSteven Rowzee GTroy
22178Pittsburgh MaulersGLSU
22179Birmingham StallionsGOregon
22180Houston GamblersTyler Higby GMichigan State
22181New Jersey GeneralsGWest Virginia
22182Philadelphia StarsJackson Scott-Brown GNorthern Iowa
22183Tampa Bay BanditsFred Lauina GOregon State
22184Michigan PanthersMarquel Harrell GAuburn
23185Michigan PanthersDaishawn Dixon GSan Diego State
23186Tampa Bay BanditsGUSC
23187Philadelphia StarsPaul Nosworthy GBuffalo
23188New Jersey GeneralsEvan Heim GMinnesota State
23189Houston GamblersTerronne Prescod GNC State
23Birmingham StallionsPassed for compensatory pick
23190Pittsburgh MaulersJon Dietzen GWisconsin
23191New Orleans BreakersLiam Dobson GTexas State
23192New Orleans BreakersJalen Allen GCharlotte

Rounds 24–26: defensive tackles

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
24193Michigan PanthersDTKentucky
24194Tampa Bay BanditsDTTexas A&M
24195Philadelphia StarsMike Barnett DTGeorgia
24196New Jersey GeneralsDTWashington State
24197Houston GamblersCory Thomas DTMississippi State
24198Birmingham StallionsWillie Yarbary DTWake Forest
24199Pittsburgh MaulersDTWisconsin
24200New Orleans BreakersDTPittsburgh
25201New Orleans BreakersKamilo Tongamoa DTIowa State
25202Pittsburgh MaulersBoogie Roberts DTSan Jose State
25203Birmingham StallionsHaston Adams DTMary Hardin–Baylor
25204Houston GamblersTomasi Laulile DTBYU
25205New Jersey GeneralsDTGeorgia
25206Philadelphia StarsChris Nelson DTTexas
25207Tampa Bay BanditsReggie Howard DTToledo
25208Michigan PanthersDTIowa State
26209Michigan PanthersKyshonn Tyson DTGrand Valley State
26210Tampa Bay BanditsDTGeorgia
26211Philadelphia StarsJerome Johnson DTIndiana
26212New Jersey GeneralsKalani Vakameilalo DTOregon State
26213Houston GamblersDTUNC Pembroke
26Birmingham StallionsPassed for compensatory pick
26214Pittsburgh MaulersJeremiah Pharms Jr DTFriends
26215New Orleans BreakersConnor Christian DTJacksonville State
26216New Orleans BreakersChris Okoye DTFerris State

Rounds 27–28: running backs

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
27217Tampa Bay BanditsRBFlorida Atlantic
27218Philadelphia StarsRBKennesaw State
27219New Jersey GeneralsRBOhio State
27220Michigan PanthersStevie Scott IIIRBIndiana
27221New Orleans BreakersRBNew Mexico State
27222Houston GamblersRBColorado State
27223Birmingham StallionsRBOregon
27224Pittsburgh MaulersRBWisconsin
28225Pittsburgh MaulersRBMichigan
28226Birmingham StallionsRBCoastal Carolina
28227Houston GamblersRBFlorida
28228New Orleans BreakersJordan Ellis RBVirginia
28229Michigan PanthersRBIllinois
28230New Jersey GeneralsRBTexas A&M
28231Philadelphia StarsRBWake Forest
28232Tampa Bay BanditsJuwan Washington RBSan Diego State

Rounds 29–31: outside linebackers

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
29233Pittsburgh MaulersTyson Graham OLBSouth Dakota
29234Birmingham StallionsOLBOle Miss
29235Houston GamblersOLBWashington
29236New Orleans BreakersDiondre Wallace OLBTowson
29237Michigan PanthersTerry Myrick OLBEastern Michigan
29238New Jersey GeneralsOLBHouston
29239Philadelphia StarsJordan Moore OLBUTSA
29240Tampa Bay BanditsEmmanuel Beal OLBOklahoma
30241Tampa Bay BanditsGreg Reaves OLBSouth Florida
30242Philadelphia StarsOLBNotre Dame
30243New Jersey GeneralsTim Walton Jr OLBTexas Southern
30244Michigan PanthersOLBSan Jose State
30245New Orleans BreakersOLBUConn
30246Houston GamblersOLBStetson
30247Birmingham StallionsTerrill Hanks OLBNew Mexico State
30248Pittsburgh MaulersMalcolm Howard OLBCentral Oklahoma
31249Pittsburgh MaulersKyahva Tezino OLBSan Diego State
31250Birmingham StallionsBrody Buck OLBNorthwest Missouri State
31251Houston GamblersDrew Lewis OLBColorado
31New Orleans BreakersPassed for compensatory pick
31252Michigan PanthersTre Threat OLBJacksonville State
31253New Jersey GeneralsAngelo Garbutt OLBIowa
31254Philadelphia StarsSolomon Wise OLBAlcorn State
31Tampa Bay BanditsPassed for compensatory pick

Round 32: kickers

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
32255Philadelphia StarsMatt Mengel KUCLA
32256New Jersey GeneralsNick RoseKTexas
32Michigan PanthersPassed for compensatory pick
32257Tampa Bay BanditsKGeorgia State
32Pittsburgh MaulersPassed for compensatory pick
32258New Orleans BreakersKKentucky
32259Houston GamblersNick Vogel KUAB
32260Birmingham StallionsKNotre Dame

Round 33: punters

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
33261Birmingham StallionsPUC Davis
33262Houston GamblersAndrew Galitz PBaylor
33New Orleans BreakersPassed for compensatory pick
33Pittsburgh MaulersPassed for compensatory pick
33Tampa Bay BanditsPassed for compensatory pick
33263Michigan PanthersMichael Carrizosa PSan Jose State
33New Jersey GeneralsPassed for compensatory pick
33Philadelphia StarsPassed for compensatory pick

Round 34: tight ends

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
34264Houston GamblersBrandon Barnes TEAlabama State
34265New Orleans BreakersSal Cannella TEAuburn
34266Pittsburgh MaulersMatt Seybert TEMichigan State
34267Birmingham StallionsTENC State
34268Philadelphia StarsTENorth Carolina
34269Tampa Bay BanditsCheyenne O'Grady TEArkansas
34270Michigan PanthersJoseph Magnifico TEMemphis
34271New Jersey GeneralsTESouth Alabama
34272Houston GamblersJulian Allen TESouthern Miss
34273Tampa Bay BanditsDe'Quan Hampton TEUSC
34274Michigan PanthersLa'Michael Pettway TEIowa State
34275New Jersey GeneralsTEGrand Rapids CC

Round 35: long snappers

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
35276New Jersey GeneralsScott Flanick LSArmy
35Michigan PanthersPassed for compensatory pick
35277Tampa Bay BanditsRyan Disalvo LSSan Jose State
35278Philadelphia StarsLSOregon State
35Birmingham StallionsPassed for compensatory pick
35279Pittsburgh MaulersLSArizona State
35New Orleans BreakersPassed for compensatory pick
35Houston GamblersPassed for compensatory pick

Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held on March 10, 2022, with an additional 80 players selected to fill three final roster spots and seven practice squad spots per team.[2]

Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
S1281BreakersJustin Johnson TEMississippi
S1282MaulersDTWest Texas A&M
S1283StallionsRyan Williams-Pope OTSan Diego State
S1284GamblersJosh Avery DTSE Missouri State
S1285GeneralsDEMiddle Tennessee
S1286StarsGunnar Vogel OTNorthwestern
S1287BanditsOTNotre Dame
S1288PanthersWarren Saba CB/SEast Carolina
S2289PanthersGSE Louisiana
S2290BanditsCB/SStanford
S2291StarsAdam Rodriguez EDGE/FBWeber State
S2292GeneralsChristian Tutt CB/RETAuburn
S2293GamblersG/C/DEBuffalo
S2294StallionsJojo Tillery SWofford
S2295MaulersKeith Gibson Jr CBMary Hardin-Baylor
S2296BreakersKeith Washington II CBWest Virginia
S3297BanditsMatthew Burrell Jr C/G/OTSam Houston State
S3298StarsLene Maiava OTArizona
S3299GeneralsMike Bell SS/LBFresno State
S3300PanthersTEOhio State
S3301BreakersRBNorth Carolina
S3302GamblersMalik Harris DEIncarnate Word
S3303StallionsDondrea Tillman DEIUP
S3304MaulersDale Warren OLBUT-Chattanooga
S4305MaulersFBKansas State
S4306StallionsSS/OLBKent State
S4307GamblersCBTennessee
S4308BreakersDEPenn State
S4309PanthersSean Williams FS/OLBNavy
S4310GeneralsSPittsburgh
S4311StarsAmani Dennis CBCarthage
S4312BanditsWRMichigan State
S5313StarsArtayvious Lynn TETCU
S5314GeneralsBrock Miller PSouthern Utah
S5315PanthersRBStanford
S5316BanditsTyler Rausa KBoise State
S5317MaulersMalcolm Elmore S/CBCentral Methodist
S5318BreakersSArizona State
S5319GamblersDevwah Whaley RBArkansas
S5320StallionsRBTroy
S6321StallionsTEWake Forest
S6322GamblersLSSam Houston State
S6323BreakersTE/FBIowa State
S6324MaulersAbdul Beecham G/CKansas State
S6325BanditsStephen Griffin S/CBNC State
S6326PanthersTEStony Brook
S6327GeneralsRBTowson
S6328StarsWRTennessee State
S7329GamblersErick Browne GMerrimack
S7330BreakersTurner Bernard LSSan Diego State
S7331MaulersKNevada
S7332StallionsMarlon Williams WRUCF
S7333StarsGabriel Sewell Jr ILBNevada
S7334BanditsCBUCF
S7335PanthersJoseph Putu CBFlorida
S7336GeneralsG/OTTennessee State
S8337GeneralsJacob Williams TEWestern Kentucky
S8338PanthersDevin Ross WR/RETColorado
S8339BanditsOLBWashington
S8340StarsS/CBBaylor
S8341StallionsCB/SUSC
S8342MaulersHunter Thedford TEUtah
S8343BreakersJarey Elder SWest Chester
S8344GamblersWRBowling Green
S9345StallionsMarquez Tucker GSouthern Utah
S9346GamblersTyler Palka WR/QBGannon
S9347PanthersC/GBYU
S9348GeneralsBrandon Haskin OT/G/CTennessee State
S9349BreakersMatt White P/KMonmouth
S9350StarsJahair Jones GMiami
S9351MaulersPKentucky
S9352BanditsAustrian Robinson DE/DTOle Miss
S10353BanditsAntonio Reed SS/OLBNebraska
S10354MaulersDarrius Moragne DT/DEKansas
S10355StarsPaul Terry RB/WR/STEastern New Mexico
S10356BreakersToree Boyd C/G/OTHoward
S10357GeneralsAlonzo Moore WRNebraska
S10358PanthersShane Griffin LSWest Chester
S10359GamblersStanley Green CBIllinois
S10360StallionsBobby Holly FB/RB/TELouisiana Tech

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USFL Draft details: Dates, times, draft order, selection process. 2022-02-20. FOX Sports. en-US.
  2. Web site: Florio. Mike. 2022-02-18. USFL will hold a 35-round player draft next week, with a position-specific approach. 2022-02-20. ProFootballTalk. en-US.